11. Speaking German, French & Spanish with the founder of Black Girls Learn Languages!

Today, I have the pleasure of speaking with someone who is not just a learner of language but also a leader in language. My guest today, Shahidah, aka Language Bae, is the founder of Black Girls Learn Language,  a multi-platform digital community for black women who are passionate about languages. In this episode, Shahidah talks about her journey to fluency in German, her experience with French as a student and tells us about her true passion for the Spanish language.

In February of 2020, Black Girls Learn Languages celebrated their three year anniversary as an online platform that connects black women all over the world who are learning and have learned different languages. Her website has resources that help you with different languages as well as interviews featuring successful black multi-linguals and their tips to keep you encouraged, inspired and motivated on your language learning journey!

This spring, Black Girls Learn Languages held the Sisters Only Language Summit which united black women all over the world to discuss their language learning success. Shahidah was also recently featured in Travel Noire which, if you don't know is THE site  for all things related to Black Travel.

Personally, as a black woman myself, I appreciate this platform and I think it's a fantastic forum for us to come together and support one another in a way that is historically unprecedented. Representation matters. I know that if I'd seen women who looked like me speaking different languages when I was growing up, my path in life could have gone much differently. I've talked about growing up wanting to learn French but not seeing anyone like me speaking French in their daily life didn't make me feel like my dream could have become my reality when I grew up.

I really enjoyed recording this episode and listening to Shahidah talk about her journey with language with such passion is something that I hope we can all relate to! If you enjoy this episode, please feel free to rate and review on itunes. Your positive ratings will help other language lovers like ourselves to find the show! 

Where to find Black Girls Learn Languages:

Website: www.blackgirlslearnlanguages.co

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IG: @blackgirlslearnlanguages

Twitter & Pinterest: @blacklinguistas

Private FB Group for Black Women! https://www.facebook.com/groups/blackgirlslearnlanguages

Shahidah's Podcast: https://anchor.fm/lbexplainsitall

Travel Noire Feature: https://travelnoire.com/founder-black-girls-learn-languages

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